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About .it Domains

Register.it is the sponsor and Hexonet aka 1 Api GmbH is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .it extension that represents Italy.

Who can register .it domains?

Individual and juridical persons residing in or belonging to a European Union Member State or United Kingdom can register .it domain names. All others can use our trustee service to register a .it domain.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .it domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 3 - 63 Characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Not supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1 year
  • Renewal length: 1 year
    • You can manually renew .it domain names when they are within 61 days prior to the expiration date, but you must renew them before their expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal 5 days prior to the domain's expiration. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it within 12 days after the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
    • Trustee Service is not supported for transferred domains.
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
    • Transfer Lock: Not Supported
    • You must initiate the transfer with the gaining registrar and provide an authorization code. Contact a GoDaddy Guide to request an authorization code.
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Not supported
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Supported
  • CashParking: Not supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported
    • To update the domain's contact information, please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 1-6 Nameservers, Authoritative Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4, IPv6
  • Cannot use: Host Names, DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

Contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

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